I write articles meant to provoke converstaion and get things out in the open.  This article is more of a reflection and not meant to provoke. Please don't read it as such. 

OK, I'm not going to get people upset I promise.  Heck, if anyone should be upset it is me, but I'm not.  I'm just a bit confused.  Yesterday I picked up my children at my parents home and had to drive to good ole' Costco.  I'm driving up Old Baltimore Pike when I see someone is tailgating me.  Apparently I'm driving too slowly for them.  This bothered me I’ll admit.  I don't like it when people do that.  But there is no way to stop them unless you slam on the breaks and then you risk both of you being in an accident.  You get the idea.  And in fact, years ago in my twenties I remember once or twice tapping the breaks and holding them to cause the tailgater to back off in a panic.  I assure, I didn't do that on this occasion ...and I had my two children in the car so don't second guess me here.

So what happened?  I actually decided to let this person by.  Old Baltimore Pike has two wide shoulders now and I just pulled over to let them through.  No sooner did I pull over did the driver give me the long "beep" of the horn like I was an idiot (for whatever reason) and as she drove by with her child in the back seat in a baby seat, she puts her window down and gives me the finger, yelling something I couldn't hear.  I beeped back and put my hands up to show her "what did I do?"

I looked back at my kids and the both had ...   more »